Mercer County Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,666, 100% | 292,616 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 187, 5.10%, see rank | 40.94% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,511, 41.22%, see rank | 13.27% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 1,643, 44.82%, see rank | 38.79% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 61, 1.66%, see rank | 3.70% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 137, 3.74%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 55, 1.50%, see rank | 0.57% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 72, 1.96%, see rank | 1.43% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,630, 100% | 282,667 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 110, 3.03%, see rank | 41.57% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,489, 41.02%, see rank | 13.65% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 1,717, 47.30%, see rank | 37.05% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 94, 2.59%, see rank | 4.58% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 134, 3.69%, see rank | 0.37% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 29, 0.80%, see rank | 0.60% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 57, 1.57%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.78% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,644, 100% | 276,642 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 75, 2.06%, see rank | 41.60% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,508, 41.38%, see rank | 14.09% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 1,732, 47.53%, see rank | 35.65% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 97, 2.66%, see rank | 5.52% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 161, 4.42%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 12, 0.33%, see rank | 0.63% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 36, 0.99%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 23, 0.63%, see rank | 0.79% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,640, 100% | 273,035 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 49, 1.35%, see rank | 40.97% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,539, 42.28%, see rank | 14.28% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 1,536, 42.20%, see rank | 35.48% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 154, 4.23%, see rank | 6.00% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 273, 7.50%, see rank | 0.46% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9, 0.25%, see rank | 0.59% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 57, 1.57%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 23, 0.63%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| | Mercer County | North Dakota | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 3,346, 100% | 257,152 | 105,480,101 |
| Utility Gas | 25, 0.75%, see rank | 43.07% | 51.22% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 1,913, 57.17%, see rank | 15.71% | 6.52% |
| Electricity | 1,055, 31.53%, see rank | 28.81% | 30.35% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 141, 4.21%, see rank | 9.18% | 8.97% |
| Coal or Coke | 202, 6.04%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.14% |
| Wood | 2, 0.06%, see rank | 0.53% | 1.68% |
| Solar Energy | 2, 0.06%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 4, 0.12%, see rank | 1.29% | 0.39% |
| No Fuel Used | 2, 0.06%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
